Scientists have long been aware of the massive elliptical galaxy, M87. The galaxy was first observed in the late 18th century ...

For the first time ever astronomers have witnessed a budding star system emerge for the cosmic fog. Credit: Directed by: L.

The James Webb Space Telescope has, for the first time, measured the carbon-rich concoction that forms a moon-forming disk of ...

Astronomers have long sorted galaxies into types based on their visible structure. Spiral galaxies, like our Milky Way, have ...

When you think of telescopes in space, you probably think of the Hubble Space Telescope and its younger, larger sibling, the ...

Scientists got a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons could ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered dazzling newborn stars and thick cosmic dust in Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's ...

Sagittarius B2, a massive molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way, is densely packed with stars and complex magnetic ...

While I enjoy stargazing as much as the next person, I also love to know how things work – to get under the hood. French ...

The Phantom Galaxy (M74) has been imaged in infrared and optical light using the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space ...

The Roman Space Telescope's next generation coronagraph instrument will help deliver amazing views of exoplanets. Learn how ...

As the 10th American institution to invest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology expands the Giant Magellan Telescope ...